Motor.



N0..732,705. Q I PATBNTED JULY 7., 1903. A. J. BURTON.

MOTOR.

APPLICATION mum nov. 11, 19oz.v

N0 MODEL.

WITNESSES. a; INVENTOR Attorney Patented July '7, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW J. BURTON, OF DENVER, ALABAMA.

MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 732,705, dated July 7,1903. Application filed November 17, 1902. Serial No. 131,760. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. BURTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Tallapoosa and State of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motors, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention belongs to the type of mechanisms for developing power tobe used in driving machinery of every sort.

In'accordance with this invention force is readily converted intoavailable energy, opposing forces cooperating to produce a resultantforce representing the usable power.

The motor comprises a wind-wheel, a system of lovers including'toggleshaving opposite members connected to levers attached,

' respectively, to the wind-wheel and the shaft,

means for applying power to the toggles to effect rotation of the shaft,and a casinghousing the parts and provided with inlets for di rect-ingthe wind upon the wings of the fan.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspective view of a motor embodying the invention, a portion ofthecasing being broken away to show the operating parts. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section about in the plane of the wind-wheel, the toggles andlevers being shown in full lines.

' Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in both views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The motor may be mounted in any convenient way, depending upon thelocation and specific purpose, and, as shown, it is supported by meansof a tower l, such as commonly employed in connection with windmills.The shaft 2 is vertically arranged and mounted in suitable bearings, andpower is adapted to be taken therefrom in any accustomed way. Thewind-wheel is mounted loosely upon the shaft 2 and comprises a hub 3 andwings 4,

said wings being concavo convex and arranged with their convex sidesfacing in the same direction. The wind-wheel may embody any number ofwings, and for the sake of simplicity two only are shown in the drawingsand are oppositely disposed, the hollow side of one facing the wind andthe convex side of the other facing away from the wind. As stated, thewind-wheel is loosely mounted upon the shaft 2 and is connectedtherewith by means of a spiral spring 5, one end of the spring beingattached to the hub 3 and the opposite end to the shaft 2. An 'arm 6projects horizontally from the shaft 2, and a lever 7 ispivoted at oneend thereto and extends transversely of the motor, so as to project uponopposite sides of the shaft about an equal distance. A companion lever 8is pivoted at one end to the lever 7, and its opposite end is connectedto the wind-wheel by means of a post 9, pendent from a wing thereof. Thelovers 7 and 8, arranged substantially as set forth, admit of thewind-wheel having a limited vertical play and independout rotarymovement, the levers being su'fii- I ciently elastic to move laterallyat the ends connected with the parts 6 and 9. Toggles 10 and 11 arearranged upon opposite sides of the shaft 2 and ina plane approximatelyat a right angle to the plane of the levers 7 and 8. A lever of thetoggle 10 is connected with the lever8 by means of a rod 12 or likepart, and a lever of the toggle 11 is similarly connected to the lever 7by means of a rod 13. The outer ends of the toggles are pivotallyconnected to collars 14 and 15, one above and the other below the planeof the wind wheels The lower collar 15 is supported upon a shoulder orstop 16, applied to or forming a part of the shaft 2 and constituting afixed point of resistance. The upper collar14= is movable, so as to haveplay upon the shaft 2, this being essential to the operativeness of themotor. It is contemplated to apply power to the collar 14, so as tocause movement of the shaft in order to operate the machine or part tobe driven. This power may be applied in any convenient way, and, asshown, a sleeve 17 is loosely fitted upon the shaft 2 and is adapted toexert an end thrust against the part 14. A lever 18 is pivoted at oneend to a post 19,

projected upward from either the casing or the tower 1, said lever 18being horizontally arranged and pivoted to the sleeve 17. A cord or rope20 is connected to the free end of the leverlS and extends withinconvenient reach and is adapted to be pulled upon or to receive a weightor other force representing the power to be expended for compressing thetoggles, whereby the wind-wheel and shaft tend to move in oppositedirections, and inasmuch as these forces are of unequal strength theweaker force yields to the superior force. Hence the shaft 2 rotates ina direction corresponding to the application of the stronger force.Byreasou of the concavo-convex construction of the wings the airresistance to the backward rotation of the wheel is far in excess of theair resistance to the forward rotation, and this, together with theinertia of the wheel, results in a forward rotation of the shaft as thelever 18 is operated in the manner stated. Power is applied to thelever18 at such times only when there is no wind.

In order to utilize the force of the wind for operating the motor, acasing 21 surrounds the working parts and is attached to the support ortower l and is provided with a series of spouts or inlets 22, which areadapted to direct jets of air against the wings 4E and set the engine inmotion, as will be readily comprehended.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is-- 1. In amotor of the character described, a shaft, a wheel mounted coaxiallywith said shaft, levers located in a plane about parallel with the planeof the wheel and pivoted together at one end and having the opposite endconnected to, respectively, the said wheel and shaft, andoppositely-disposed toggles connected to the respective levers andtending to move the wheel and shaft in opposite directions upon theapplication of power thereto, substantially as described.

2. In a motor of the character described, a shaft, a wheel looselymounted upon the shaft and connected by a spring thereto, companionlevers connected to each other and to said wheel and shaft, and togglesarranged in a plane at a right angle to the said companion levers andhaving corresponding toggles con nected to the respective levers,substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, a shaft, a wind-wheel loosely mountedthereon andconnected thereto by means of a spring, companion levers connecting thewind-wheel with the shaft, oppositely-disposed toggles connected to therespective members of said companion levers, means for applying power tothe toggles to move the wind-wheel and shaft in opposite directions, anda casing for closing the windwheel and adjunctive parts and providedwith inlets for the air, substantially as specifled.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW .I. BURTON.

